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...years to figure out how to bring that message to their blended family. Susan, a dental hygienist and artist, receives child support from her ex-husband and uses it to buy necessities for her two teenagers. David, an engineer, pays for his two. "I take care of Mariel's and Jillian's needs," she says, "and he takes care of Rachelle's and Ben's." To avoid hurt feelings over clothes shopping, they decided to give each child cash or a gift card in the same amount every fall and spring. It worked like a charm. "Before we did that...
What parents in blended families can't even out are the things their exes buy for their kids. When Rachelle got a new car for her 16th birthday, for example, Mariel and Jillian, who drive the family car, were upset. Ultimately, says their mother, they made their peace with it: "The kids realize they have separate households. It's part of the reality of their lives...
...survives a hurricane relatively unscathed--until people who disappeared during the storm turn up in the water, faintly changed. (Body snatching again: abstraction of sleeper-cell fears or easy way to cut costs on prosthetics?) Drawn into the mystery is park ranger Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian), whose ex-wife Mariel (Kari Matchett) is one of the changelings...
...five Soviet ships loaded with crates docked at a Nicaraguan port near Bluefields. On Oct. 31, their suspicions were raised further when an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane photographed military equipment that is commonly used by the Nicaraguans being unloaded from other Soviet ships in the Cuban port of Mariel. The intelligence analysts say the deliveries included at least two batteries of SA-2 or SA-3 surface-to-air missiles, which reportedly will be installed at the Punta Huete air base near Managua. The Soviets also sent an unspecified number of Mi-8 troop transport...
...with that, Leven shifted his focus and aimed it squarely at the entertainment world. Hollywood came calling, and at their request, he transformed his novels into screenplays. Creator became 1985’s The Big Picture, starring Peter O’Toole and Mariel Hemingway, while 2002 saw the release of the Satan adaptation, Crazy as Hell, featuring Eriq LaSalle and Michael Beach. Mr. Leven has moved from success to success as a veteran in the industry, his psychological insight lending a depth to his characterizations even as his talent manages to ground otherwise insubstantial films and allow them...